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Location: Orchard Park, N.Y. | Stadium: Ralph Wilson Stadium (73,967) | Owner: Ralph Wilson | General Manager: Russ Brandon
Coach: Perry Fewell | League Championships: 2
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Bills report: Strategy and personnel
 

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Strategy and personnel · Inside slant · Notes, quotes
 

The Bills may have a first-year player at quarterback, but they sure have plenty of experience behind him.

 

Kelly Holcomb, 31, and Shane Matthews, who turns 35 in June, will back up 24-year-old J.P. Losman this fall.

Holcomb, a free agent from Cleveland, started 14 games over the past three years for the Browns. Matthews has 22 starts over his 12-year career and will be the Bills' No. 3 man. That's plenty of insurance should Losman struggle or be injured.

Coaxing Matthews back is a coup for the Bills.

He came out of retirement last August after an injury to Travis Brown and spent a good chunk of this offseason pondering his next move. Buffalo wanted him back in a big way since he knows the offense and has a relationship with Losman. He also proved effective off the bench in a preseason game at Detroit and in wins over Arizona and San Francisco during the regular season.

FRANCHISE PLAYER
None.

TRANSITION PLAYER
None.

UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS
LS Bradford Banta; WR Drew Haddad; OT Marcus Price; OL Mike Pucillo (not tendered as RFA); FS Izell Reese.

RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS
None.

EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS FREE AGENTS
None.

PLAYERS RE-SIGNED: RB Dante Brown; RB Joe Burns; LS Jon Dorenbos; QB Shane Matthews; TE Ryan Neufeld; LB Josh Stamer; CB Kevin Thomas.

PLAYERS ACQUIRED
OG Bennie Anderson; OG Mike Gandy; QB Kelly Holcomb.

PLAYERS LOST
QB Drew Bledsoe; OT Jonas Jennings; S Pierson Prioleau; DT Pat Williams.

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Buffalo Bills Message Board
Reputation:78
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Since:Mar 4, 2008

November 30, 2009 9:30 am
Congrats Perry on your first win! 
I am use to seeing the Bills playing a great first 3 quarters and a tired, over-worked defense lose the game in the 4th quarter. It was great to see the long ball. Isn't that why we paid Owens $6 million to come to Buffalo. Great to see
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November 30, 2009 6:58 pm
Many fans are disgusted with the Bills playing home games at the Roger Centre in Toronto but let's look at why it is. Players have gotten greedy and demand top dollar to play in Buffalo. Football fans are reluctant to go to Ralph Wilson Stadium as the fans behave in poor fashion. When the fans of the Bills tailgate hours before kickoff and ...(more)
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Since:Nov 3, 2009

November 29, 2009 11:12 am
Normally with the Phins coming into Buffalo with the weather turning cold and gray the Bills should be the favorite. Not this year the Dolphins are a 3 1/2 point favorite, honestly I'm surprised that it is not more. The Bills O-line is in complete shambles due to injuries, the lin ...(more)
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Since:Dec 19, 2008

November 23, 2009 5:30 pm
Just interested in seeing how many of you Fans actually pick the usual bottom feeders to beat Miami this week. An if you do predict Buffalo to win dont base it on the fact thast Buffalo plays Miami tough. I know its gonna be hard to find another reason to base this upset but im sure you can find something good in your team. Or maybe you cant i dont.

As for me i see this 1 being a little
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Since:Sep 14, 2009

November 24, 2009 9:03 am
Best wishes to former U of L offensive lineman Eric Wood. He suffered a horrific injury yesterday -- compound fractures to his tibia and fibula during Buffalo's game at Jacksonville.

According to a story in the Buffalo News, Wood remained in Jacksonville after the team returned to Buffalo to undergo surgery.
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Since:Nov 21, 2006

November 20, 2009 1:41 am

Well it appears that Perry Fewell will be coaching the final 7 games as an audition to remove the interim from his title. It was reported that Mike Shanahan is a choice for the Bills to replace Jauron with but I think that if the Bills finish well under Fewell that he stays on and takes the head coach job. It is also sounding like the Bi ...(more)

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Since:Aug 25, 2009

November 17, 2009 6:34 pm

To me this is it for Edwards hes got 7 more games to prove he can be the Q.B of the Bills if not then i say trade or draft a new Q.B. Yes McCoy is probabably out of reach and to me tim tebow will fail in the NFL. Sam Bradford might be there for us and possibly Snead from Ole Miss.

Many will probabaly say im stupid fo ...(more)

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Level:Superstar
Since:Jan 15, 2007

November 29, 2009 4:32 pm
Bills fans , Congrats on your 31-14 win over the Dolphins.It was a real good game. Enjoyed it. Good luck next week when you host the Jets. That should be another very good game.
Reputation:78
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Since:Mar 4, 2008

November 30, 2009 9:42 am
Keep the Bills in Orchard Park!!!  Even if we have to keep Mr. Wilson alive via life support! One of the oldest teams in the NFL with arguably the "best fans" deserves to stay put. Can't see myself flying to Toronto to cheer on the "Toronto Bills."
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Since:Nov 14, 2008

November 16, 2009 12:12 pm
I think this should really be the goal at this point. It seems like a long-shot, but I truly BILL-lieve. Generally, we will need a few of the equally horrid teams to win a few more games and the Bills to lose out. Here are the factors:

1. Bills losing out. This could easily be accomplished. All of their games except one are again
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Level:Superstar
Since:Feb 17, 2008

November 18, 2009 10:31 pm
The question then becomes, is Mike Shanahan interested in the Bills? Adam Schefter reported that the Bills had contact with him to fill the coaching vacancy. This would become one of the better moves the Bills front office has made, and if they do it, one of the last. Shanahan is one of those guys that not only coaches the team, but control ...(more)
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Level:All-Star
Since:Sep 7, 2006

November 24, 2009 8:30 pm
Cowher - Said no...for now. He supposedly turned down 10 million a year. My guess is that he is waiting to see if there is a better job out there for next year (more ready to compete team). Is he interested in Washington?

Schottenheimer - I dont think he is interested in anything at all. Of course that could be just courtesy talk. According to ESPN, he doesnt want to coach or GM.....but
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Reputation:94
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Since:Feb 27, 2007

November 24, 2009 9:50 pm
Hey Bills fans,

I'm going to my first game in Orchard Park this weekend. I went to the game in Toronto last year but it didn't have a home game feel at all. I felt bad you lost a home game to such a crappy atmosphere. So this year I 'm going to the game in Toronto again but had to catch a game in Orchard Park.


I'
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Since:Aug 30, 2009

November 17, 2009 6:32 pm
The firing of Dick Jauron made me feel like a kid on christmas mourning opening the big present that I had snuck in the attic 9 times to look at.  It was long overdue but I am so happy we can finally move on.  I had about 30 text messages from friends and fellow season ticket holders within 10 minutes of the news breaking, all of which were filled with things like "I can finally wear my ...(more)
Reputation:95
Level:Superstar
Since:May 17, 2007

November 27, 2009 10:34 am
OK, I can say with confidence that Jim Kelly knows a lot more about football than I do....but Tim Tebow?

Can you picture this guy being a drop back passer? He fits great into the college game, but I can not imagine him as an NFL QB.

What do you guys think....I think this is a bad idea.
 
 
 
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